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Russian aircraft with 14 on board disappears off Syria's coast
The military said the plane disappeared as four Israeli fighter jets were attacking targets in the area.
- by Christian Lowe
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Syria
Syrian TV reports suspected Israeli strikes on state company
Loud explosions shook Syria's coastal province of Latakia late on Monday, sending orange flames into the sky.
Egypt
Ancient sphinx discovered in Egypt, archaeologists reveal
The statue of a human head and a lion's body was found in the Temple of Kom Ombo in Aswan during work to protect the site from groundwater.
Syria
US-backed forces storm IS village in east Syria as Israel hits Damascus
Despite losing most of the territory it held between Iraq and Syria since its peak in 2014, the jihadist IS remains a disruptive force in both countries.
- by Bassem Mroue
Opinion
Gaza Strip
Standing up to the bully: can Australia lead the way?
Trump abhors multilateral bodies and agreements, believing that bilateral arrangements can and will give the United States the "win" every time.
- by Maher Mughrabi
Syria
The pending bloodletting in Syria may only be the end of the beginning
Two impending battles in Syria may mark the end of major military operations in the civil war, but may not end the violence
- by Nick O'Malley
War
Air strike warning app helps Syrians dodge death
Air strikes have been a fact of daily life for millions of Syrians living in rebel-held areas. Finally they can tell when they're coming.
- by Sarah Dadouch
War
US-backed forces launch major battle against Islamic State in Syria
US-backed forces have launched what they hope will be the final battle for territory in the four-year old war against the Islamic State.
- by Liz Sly
Opinion
Syria
Syria's fate: a bloodbath followed by a peace to end all peace
Assad's bloody victory in Syria now appears to be certain and the fate of civilians trapped in Idlib to be grim
- by Nick O'Malley
Syria
Seventeen years after 9/11, al-Qaeda stronger in Syria and elsewhere
Far from vanquishing the extremist group and its associated "franchises", critics say, US policies in the Middle East appear to have encouraged its spread.
- by Nabih Bulos
Syria
Syria on notice of tougher response from US for chemical weapons
US, Britain and France agreed that another use of chemical weapons by Syrian government would result in a "much stronger response", Trump's adviser said.
- by Steve Holland